difflock
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Some of the vast range of "silicone gun" type adhesives like Tec7 and Stixall(an Evostick product) are very very good, and I have used to fix various domestic odds and ends, if used as directed, also impressed by Gorilla glue, for wood, and Cascamite/Extramite, ditto for wood in the past. Ideally need to find a trade rep for 3M or Loctite, or other big name manufacturer, and see what "factory" spec stuff they can get. Since I used to know the "heid buck Cat" for Loctite Ireland. But always "horses for courses" PS Agree about modern SuperGlue, being shite. link for QBOND http://qbond.net/
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All a knife needs to be, nothing less, nothing more, and hey if the Victorians hadda had engineering plastics, they certainly would not have used leather for a sheath.
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I understood line speed was the key difference between recovery winches and forestry winches, so it could be painfully slow.
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bloody hell, 60,000k or miles, and still like new, for anyone with a an requirment for such a vehicle, a "no brainer"! erm wos it plated at? ok 7500kg, so what payload left? As little as 2 tonne perhaps?
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Aye, but then one ud need to live at 3 different addresses, at least officially for the benefits, or come to think, 6 addresses, 2 by 2 by 2 twice over.
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I figger in the natural scheme of things, we are most likely to be working long hours providing funds for an uncertain future, while we are young strong and motivated, but also while our own children are young or growing up, then in our later years lovingly watch the grandchildren with a doting eye as their parents, our children, fly about like blue arsed flies, repeating our "mistakes". A certain rythm and balance to it all, across the generations. Which is why, really, 3 generations need to live under the one roof, or closeby in the immediate community.
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Hmmm, horses for courses. Ps I did wonder how one steered you Track Major based Forklift? cheers M PPS To be different I am looking for an Ausa Taurulift, one of the smaller ones probably.
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Marshall fork lift truck engineered in the Netherlands based on Track Marshall | eBay
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Nay worries, we have run a wee Kramer Nueson in the Cem this 10 or 15 years, the 2203 from recall, with the VDS, which has given ZERO trouble. Digger was deliberately purchased with VDS as we dig graves on a reasonable (guessing as much as 1:5) sideslope. cheers m
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One reason i liked the husquvarna product straight off, was their recently revised system of grading their strimmers from hobby through to professional, as long as the last digit in the model no is 5, it is a professional machine. ps I also was impressed by their harnass, with its QR dump function.
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I bought a "fleet" of 525/535 Husquvarna strimmers this year, for the first time, I dont know they exist, therefore they must be good! Simples! The Husquvarna product offered the lowest vibration figures I could find, allowing for a full un-interrupted days work.
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Why are hoovers called Hoovers, or cut-off saws called Stihl saws? Using a borrowed Stihl 420 recently cutting the side out of a 90mm thick manhole ring, quite astounding, though a lot of that lies in the diamond blade technology. m
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And? Or, rather how do DERFA know, does the vendor inform them? Hardly ah fink!
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Quite astounding traction in those photos above. Hard to credit.
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Probably a glut of unneeded grant-bought "business plan" machines being sold on, means i should be able to pick one up at a sensible price.
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And! we have a winner! PS Caravanner, i tink.
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R4 The Life Scientific - Cuckoos
difflock replied to coppiceer's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
thanks for that, cos we been listening to a Cuckoo for the past month or so. m -
That ALL made sense, especially the last paragraph:thumbup: I have survived a few attempted tail-wags, by simply backing off the throttle and holding the wheel steady (with well clenched buttocks) Though with sensible trailer loading it should NOT happen, specially with a stabilizer fitted.
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nuff said:001_tt2:
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I would not be without the winch on my 17tonne Krpan, yes, a simple on/off clutched drive, but an absolute godsend, used to pull logs from the stack, and up over another crosswise log/logs on the ground to allow easy straight-backed cross cutting, though I mostly then flick the 1.05m lengths on their end without the winch. I ditched the tongs and merely loop the wire around the butt or log, that way there is nowt to get in the way when fully winched in. marcus
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I figgered the front drive wheels to be a very sensible idea since when manouvering or turning one simply leans down on the handles, without needing to disengage drive, all in all a very natural and intuitive reaction. PS Now in its 2nd or 3rd season, and I dont know our Viking mower exists, always a very good sign. BUT I switched to Husquvarna strimmers due to much better vibration figures, ergo also buying Husqy blowers. I got the distinct impression Husquvarna has seriously "upped" their groundcare game. As has a much welcomed generational change in our local dealership. cheers m
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It was'nt that well sharpened, just saying like. but That Guy is genuinely in another realm fitness & entertainment wise. m
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I was only slightly dissappointed! There was a film about one of the Indian Hill Railways, going to Ooty, an old british hill station, the film was all about the importance of the railway to the community, and the various staff. A particular female Porter got a mention, normally mans work, but her husband had died, and she was paying her Sons through school and Uni on the back of it. All very inspiring, especially the clearing of the line after a boulder fall, bash a hole with a jumper, stuff in the dynamite, light the fuse and retreat round the corner, they were virtually clearing the still-smoking debris, when the train appeared! At about 5mph, flat-out! Hard Hats, hi-vis or safety cordons, nary the bit need.
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Is cost or perceived stability on slopes the deciding criteria? I would favour a small conventional agric 4wd tractor, like a Deutz Agrokid, I saw a 60HP cabless model advertised recently for stupid low money. On fat tyres set out a bit perhaps. The farmers in the Alps seem to manage fine on shocking steep slopes with relatively standard tractors is all. And surely the mention of rushs implies boggy, and Alpines are belly low and easier to bog, get stuck. cheers marcus
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Our local Hermes driver is known to us, he used to run a shop, he actually appears to enjoy his job, AND knows his rural del area very very well. Ditto the DPD guy, Polish I imagine, dels to both my work address and our home, hes been on this run for a few years now. Another outfit tried, on more than one occassion to leave various deliveries, which were for near neighbours, with us, I oblidged the first time, but politely declined the second, and less politely, the third time. I have not seen them about recently. Local postie is also a long serving guy. 2 out of 3 of the above, will sign for deliveries, and leave parcels in through the front door, or round the back if it is raining. Senior Managment keeps them sweet with homemade jam, which seems to work. Bytimes tis good to be part of a settled rural community.
